AMD EPYC 8324P vs AMD EPYC 7F72

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8324P and AMD EPYC 7F72 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 240 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57127 vs 52597
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 14 Apr 2020
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 57127 vs 52597

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2381 vs 2367
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 192 MB (shared) vs 128 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2381 vs 2367

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8324P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7F72

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2367
2381
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
57127
52597
Name AMD EPYC 8324P AMD EPYC 7F72
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 2381
PassMark - CPU mark 57127 52597

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8324P AMD EPYC 7F72

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 14 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $1895
Place in performance rating 365 407

Performance

Base frequency 2.65 GHz 3.2 GHz
Die size 4x 73 mm² 74 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) 192 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 32 24
Number of threads 64 48
Transistor count 35,500 million 3,800 million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported SP6 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 240 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 4